Thank you for being a part of the 2022 Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop (4SAW) and Celebrating 60 Years with Us! 

This post contains key information and logistics related to this year's 4SAW Schedule & Logistics.

PRE-Conference Course Start Times

C-RAD Dog Camp- 10/5 6pm  SAS 12th St Classroom

Mt Weather Forecasting 10/6 8am  SAS 12th St Classroom

CalTopo Mapping Clinic 10/7 9am Silverton City Hall

InfoEx Users Summit 10/7 1pm Silverton City Hall

The ProAVSAR 10/7 3pm Silverton City Hall

4th ANNUAL 4SAW October 8th, 2022 

**Food truck at the site providing breakfast, lunch & dinner for purchase**

8:00 am

Doors open to public

9:00am  

Conference convenes

 9:00-9:15 

Welcome & Morning Tone Set

9:15-9:45  

Inside the melting snowpack: What really happens to the strength of snow as it gets wet and how can we measure it?- Mikael Schlumpf

9:45-10:00 

The American Avalanche Association- Sponsors & Raffle Number One

10:00-10:20 Bio Break 

* Seasonal Summaries *

10:20-10:40

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center

10:40- 11:00 

Utah Avalanche Center

11:00-11:20

Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center

11:20-11:40

The Taos Avalanche Center

11:40-12:00 The Crested Butte Avalanche Center

* Seasonal Outlook *

12:00-12:20 

The National Weather Service 

12:20-12:35 

Raffle Number Two-- Afternoon Preview—>

12:35-13:35 * LUNCH *

1335-1345  

Welcome & Afternoon Tone Set

1345-1415 

ARE WE COMMUNICATING RISK CORRECTLY?- JimmyTart 

1400-1430 

DEFINING YOUR RELATIONSHIP- Steve Conger

1430-1440

Raffle Number Three

1440- 1500    

Bio Break/Tone Set

1500-1540

Speaker Change: Stepping Out to Step Back - Maddie Crowell

1540-1550

Raffle Number Four

1550-1600

Keynote Break/ Tone Set

1600-1640  

YOU, ME, WE; RELATIONSHIPS TO RISK in the BACKCOUNTRY- Laura Maguire

1640-1650

Raffle Number Five

1650-1700

Final Remarks & Conference Close

1700-1900

Post 4SAW Attendee Reception outside the Silverton Square

sponsored by Ska Brewing, Avalanche Brewing & Telluride Brewing

IMPORTANT 4SAW LOGISTICS

Welcome to Our Home

Silverton, Colorado is a high altitude mountain village located off of CO Hwy 550, infamously known as the most dangerous road in North America. Please use care when driving to town and be sure to drink plenty of water to aid in acclimatizing to our 9,318ft location.

Be sure to check in with current weather and current road conditions and visit the Silverton Chamber of Commerce website to learn more about our mountain home. 

Silverton has a gas station, small grocery market as well as many breakfast/lunch & dinner options. Check out the Silverton Square, Kendall Mountain Cafe, Avalanche Brewing and High Noon Hamburger.

Ample free parking is available in downtown Silverton. 

Accommodations can be found at the Grand Imperial Hotel and camping is available on public lands surrounding the village.

Doors open at 8:30 am at the Silverton School gymnasium with a free reception for attendees following the conference from 5 to 7pm at the Silverton Square.

4SAW Health and Safety

Silverton Avalanche School continues to follow Covid 19 guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and San Juan County Dept of Public Health. 

Please familiarize yourself with our 22-23’ COVID-19 guidelines. We ask you to refrain from joining us if you think you might be sick, have been exposed to someone sick or are experiencing Covid-like symptoms.